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CONCORD, NC – October 12, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Jack Beckman wowed the crowd during NHRA Prime Time qualifying on Friday, powering his way to the provisional No. 1 qualifying position in Funny Car during the 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) […]

CONCORD, NC – October 11, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  If he wanted, Stevie “Fast” Jackson could take a minute and figure out the points scenarios necessary to win his first world title in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service as part of this weekend’s NTK […]

CONCORD, NC – October 11, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  With four races remaining in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, Matt Smith is 61 points out of first in Pro Stock Motorcycle, leaving him right in the mix of the title hunt. But the defending world champion will be racing with […]

GLENDORA, CA – October 10, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  NHRA officials released the 2020 schedule for the Mountain Motor Pro Stock category, which will compete at six of the 24 events on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. This exciting category participated in four national events during the 2019 season and […]

LAS VEGAS, NV – October 10, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  Prior to hitting the showrooms of SEMA, Motor Trend’s Mike Finnegan will face the Street Outlaws duo of Farmtruck and AZN on the track at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in a one-of-a-kind grudge match during the Dodge NHRA Nationals Presented […]

CONCORD, NC – October 10, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Greg Anderson is no stranger to performing well in pressure situations. But the four-time Pro Stock world champion knows he needs something great at this weekend’s NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals at state-of-the-art zMAX Dragway to stay in contention for another NHRA Mello Yello Drag […]

CONCORD, NC – October 9, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  The way Ron Capps looks at it, the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship might as well be restarting this weekend during the NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals at the state-of-the-art zMAX Dragway. It’s a nod to just how competitive the Funny Car class has […]

CONCORD, NC – October 9, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  With nearly the slimmest of leads and four races remaining in the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Doug Kalitta isn’t taking his top spot for granted. The chance for the Top Fuel veteran’s first world championship is one of the top […]

ENNIS, TX – October 7, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Brittany Force knows what a win at Texas Motorplex can do for championship aspirations. The Top Fuel standout performed well in the pressure moments of the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship stop at the track two years ago, using that victory to […]

LAS VEGAS, NV – October 4, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  With championships on the line, the high-stakes action of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will reach thrilling levels at the penultimate race of the 2019 season and the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, the Dodge NHRA Nationals Presented By Pennzoil, […]

GLENDORA, CA – October 3, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  One of the most popular and longest-running events at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the NHRA Breakfast is often referred to as a “can’t miss” event and this year will be no exception. To kick off the 50th anniversary of Pro Stock, the […]

GLENDORA, CA – October 2, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  After 46 years of dedicated service to NHRA and the sport of drag racing, Dallas Gardner, NHRA’s board chairman, recently announced his retirement and will hand over the reins to current NHRA chief executive officer Peter Clifford effective immediately. Gardner will continue to work […]

CONCORD, NC – October 1, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Picking up his second victory of the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Shawn Langdon was already riding high on Sunday. Things could be about to get even better for the former Top Fuel world champ and current Funny Car standout as […]

MADISON, IL – September 30, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  In an all-Kalitta Motorsports final round, Shawn Langdon beat teammate J.R. Todd in the Funny Car finals on Sunday during the eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway. Billy Torrence (Top Fuel), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and Karen Stoffer […]

MADISON, IL – September 30, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Rickie Smith finished up an impressive weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway with his first victory of the season in E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service action, beating points leader Stevie “Fast” Jackson in the final round […]

MADISON, IL – September 29, 2019 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – In front of a sellout crowd at World Wide Technology Raceway, championship contender John Force powered to the No. 1 spot in Funny Car on Saturday at the eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. Mike Salinas (Top Fuel), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and […]